The wartime first-person shooter ups the visual presentation over Call of Duty 3. Vanguard is simply prettier in almost every respect, from art to engineering. But - and here's the kicker -- it doesn't play as well; the overall controls aren't as tight. The end experience remains entirely playable - enjoyable during most missions, especially during sniper-intensive situations -- but it's not the Holy Grail of first-person shooters. So you will be forced to make a choice: prettier graphics or smoother controls?

Yeah, I haven't beaten the game yet, but from what I've played I have to say that it's enjoyable. The controls I don't think are bad, except reload and 180* turn-around seem to merge together (could be just me). I'm glad they included a multiplayer, because Red Steel just blows, and COD3 AFAIK doesn't have multiplayer at all. I wish Nintendo would hurry up a bit on their online play, because games like this need it for replay value.